Look, the last thing we need are more professionals working jobs they aren't fired up about. It’s bad for you, it’s bad for your customers, and it’s bad for your employer. Everybody loses.

Before you go any further, make this agreement: I’m going to start pursuing what I love.I’m going to identify my purpose.I’m going to seek my passion. I’m going to demonstrate persistence, no matter what gets in my way. Period.

Think it can’t happen? Think it’s too late? Tell that to Grandma Moses, who didn’t start painting until she was in her 70s. Tell that to J.K. Rowling, who was newly divorced, living on welfare, and getting her manuscript rejected by one publisher after another. (Her Harry Potter books have sold more than 400 million copies worldwide.) Tell that Stephen King, who used a large spike to nail all the rejection letters he received to the wall of his bedroom. (King has gone on to sell more than 350 million copies of his novels, and has an estimated net worth of $400 million.)

Your story isn’t finished

I have yet to hear the story of a man on his deathbed gathering his loved ones close to him and saying, “I’m so glad I played it safe. I’m so glad I never swung for the fences or chased my true passions in life. Now I can die in peace.”

Like it or not, you are crafting your legacy right now. It’s the narrative of who you are and what you’re about.

If you got hit by a bus tomorrow, what are others going to remember you for? What type of stories will they tell at your funeral?

John Nemo is the Author of the Amazon #1 Bestseller “LinkedIn Riches: How to Leverage the World’s Largest Professional Network to Enhance Your Brand, Generate Leads and Increase Revenue!” You can download his Free LinkedIn Riches Blueprint on his website.